2. BEST PRACTISES, RULES AND SITUATION IN WINNOVA DISCOVER Hungary, October 2011. Katri Tuuha & Kati Vuorisalo WinNova, Finland

3. BACKGROUND AND NUMBERS Pori and Rauma Colleges, Pori Adult Education Centre and Innova merged into Länsirannikon Koulutus Oy Ltd Winnova and began providing educational services together 1 Jan 2010. The company has a turnover of over 60 Million Euro, 6000 students and approx. 800 members of staff. The turnover of adult education is 25 million euro and 50 % of it is funded by labour administration (labour market training) The turnover of our department (Guidance and counselling) is about 2 million euro 24.10.20153

4. LABOUR MARKET TRAINING (työvoimakoulutus) Funded by the labour administration, labour market training is provided free of charge to the participants. Designed primarily for unemployed jobseekers and those over the age of 20 who are under the threat of becoming unemployed. The objective of labour market training is to improve the participants’ chances of finding work. There are two kinds of courses. Students can study certain professions (practical nurse, construction worker, etc.) or attend guidance and orientation courses (including training providing guidance towards an occupational field and improving jobsearch capacities, IT skills and language training for immigrants.). Labour market training also aims to promote the employment of the long-term unemployed, ageing and disabled and to prevent exclusion. 24.10.20154

5. LABOUR MARKET TRAINING IN WINNOVA: GUIDANCE AND ORIENTATION Target groups: -People who are unemployed (under a threat to social exclusion because of unemployment) -People who are longterm unemployed ( often have problems and that causes the unemployment) -Young people ( don’t have enough working experience yet) -Rehabilitation clients (have different problems with their health) -Immigrants ( language skills are not good enough to enter the labourmarket) 24.10.20155

6. COURSES OF GUIDANCE AND COUNCELLING IN WINNOVA Basic courses: 4 months/ 15 students: 1 month working in a group in Winnova and 3 months in- the-job training period (mostly students go to 2 different places). improving jobsearch capacities, learning about education possibilities, workplace visits. Fyyrapaja: 8 weeks/ 10 students. 4 weeks working in a group in Winnova and 4 in-the-job training period. improving jobsearch capacities, learning about education possibilities, workplace visits. Duunibaari ”work- bar”: More individual way, consists of meetings with the teachers/ counsellors and homework, health checks, personality and skill tests, in-the-job training period. The students start one at a time and the lenght of a course can vary from 1 week to couple of months. The course ends when the student gets a job, finds a place to study, process of health investigations or into process of retirement. Varikko: An alternative pathway in the vocational training in metal and construction. Work- based guidance and councelling. Immigrants integration training: 5 months/ 16 students: studying Finnish language and learning about Finnish society and culture. 24.10.20156

7. GUIDANCE AND COUNCELLING COURSES Themes we are dealing with No day-rhythm No motivation Unemployment Money problems Health issues Alcohol and drug addiction Criminality Poor language skills Social exclusion Good solutions Getting up in the morning Getting new things in to life (friends, experiences, information, etc.) Learning a new language Finding a job Finding an interesting career Finding a place to study Rehabilitation Going to drug-rehabilitationclinic Finance councelling 24.10.20157